In recent years, education experiments aimed at undermining merit in student evaluations have become unpopular. Many believe these approaches have failed their intended objectives. Published on July 8, 2026, City Journal, associated with the Manhattan Institute, focuses on urban policy.
Criticism surrounding gifted education has been longstanding. Recently, some of these critiques have become less credible. Katie Arnold-Ratliff, a writer in New York, questioned the concept of student giftedness. She argued that gifted programs might be unnecessary because only a small percentage of students identified as gifted achieve eminent status. Specifically, her study indicated that merely 12.3% of these students reached significant success, such as positions as Fortune 500 executives or esteemed journalists, by the age of 50. This statistic implies that 88% of gifted students do not attain extraordinary achievement.
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